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. George Jennings created the public restroom, which was first showcased at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and cost one penny to use. This phrase To spend a penny then became a polite way of saying going to the toilet in the United Kingdom.

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George Jennings created the public restroom, which was first showcased at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and cost one penny to use. This phrase “To spend a penny” then became a polite way of saying “going to the toilet” in the United Kingdom.

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